The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) is calling for changes to Capital Gains Tax (CGT) to boost the first-time buyer market.
Proposals in the RLA manifesto would see landlords who sell a former rental home to a first-time buyer benefit from relief on any Capital Gains Tax (CGT) payable on the property...

A landlord who harassed the American tenants of a house she owned has been order to pay a total of £4,500.
Rosemary Hill, 74, of Mildenhall, denied harassment but was found guilty by a jury at Ipswich Crown Court...

Landlords are calling on the next Government to undertake a review of the enforcement of regulations in the private rented sector.
The Residential Landlords Association (RLA) says tenants are being let down by a failure to properly enforce the powers already available to tackle poor housing conditions...

The English Housing Survey, which shows that the private rented sector remains the second largest tenure in England, has highlighted the need for a purpose-built private rental sector, according to the British Property Federation (BPF)...

Two wildly contradictory sets of figures show just how confusing the housing market outlook has become.
The Halifax Housing Market Confidence Tracker said that house price optimism fell to its lowest level for 18 months in January, as lending got off to a sluggish start in 2015...

The Association of Residential Letting Agents (ARLA) has announced the launch of its 2015 housing manifesto.
The joint mainfesto of ARLA and the National Association of Estate Agents (NAEA) was launched at yesterday’s NAEA conference ‘Agents of Change’...

The London Fire Brigade has urged private landlords to take advantage of a new guide issued by the National Landlords Association (NLA).
The Association’s ‘Fire Safety Logbook’ will help landlords to protect their tenants and ensure they don’t fall foul of fire safety laws, the London Fire Brigade has said...